Former beauty queen, 34, opens up about marrying a man 40 years older

Lesley has won a couple of beauty pageants in recent years
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A former beauty queen has opened up about feeling "embarrassed" when she first began seeing her husband, who's more than 40 years her senior. At 34, Lesley faced assumptions of being a gold-digger for dating Vince, which initially caused her discomfort.

Lesley reflects on the harsh judgements she used to receive, sharing, "Why are with that old man? " and recounting the moments where people would insinuate, "Every once a while I've heard 'Oh you must be with him for his money.' Those gold digger references can be annoying."

Annoyed by these gold digger stereotypes, Lesley admits, "But honestly I have to say that in the very beginning when I was dating him I was a little embarrassed. I was more sensitive to the 'grandpa' statements, but within a year of us dating I just thought 'screw them' I didn't really care anymore."

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Meanwhile, 74 year old Vince recounted their love story on the Love Don't Judge podcast, revealing that he waited about three years before proposing: "We met in Chicago at a place called Gibson's while I was singing and a beautiful lady was playing the piano. I said 'I would love to take you out on a date. would you like to go out with me? '".

He shared insights into the early days of their relationship, saying, "The first night we went out, we had dinner and I asked Lesley 'Do you know how old I am? ' because it felt a little awkward, but she was comfortable and I got comfortable.", reports the Mirror.

But not all were at ease with the arrangement. Lesley's mum and Vince's older childrenwho are both senior in age to their new stepmotherhad their reservations.

Lesley empathised, mentioning, "I do understand that," and acknowledging, "If my father was with someone 40 years younger, I would probably be concerned initially, so I could completely understood what they were thinking."

Age no barrier for Vince, the couple are poised for a bright future ahead, with Vince revealing, "The topic of children has come up," and admitting, "There are some pluses and minuses we've got to deal with, including my age obviously but it is not off the table."